Music: Time Out

Onstage, with her long arms and legs embracing the cello, her
straw-colored hair falling over her shoulders, and her pink-cheeked
English face radiating health and happiness, she looked a bit like
Alice in Wonderland grown to womanhood. That was one reason why
Jacqueline du Pré emerged as the darling of worldwide concert audiences
while still in her early 20s. Another was the graceful and eloquently
soulful way she played her cumbersome instrument. Her tone had an
auburn glow, her phrasing a masculine power, and her programming showed
an equal devotion to old favorites...